Palliative Care in Northumberland

Remaining at home allows people receiving palliative care to continue finding comfort in the little things that make each day special. At Home Instead, we provide compassionate, at-home palliative care throughout Northumberland to help those going through this to stay where they feel most at ease, while remaining close to their family in familiar surroundings. Whether it's tending to the potted plants that were lovingly planted in the garden, enjoying the company of a beloved pet, or having family gather for Sunday lunch, these simple pleasures can bring genuine comfort during difficult times. Our personalised care helps to manage your loved one's pain and other symptoms, while maintaining their dignity and wellbeing so they can stay as comfortable as possible in their home.

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Highest regulatory ratingsCare for  18,000+ older peopleRecommended by 95% of our clients 10,000 trained Care ProfessionalsHomecare.co.uk rating 9.6/10
Highest regulatory ratingsCare for  18,000+ older peopleRecommended by 95% of our clients 10,000 trained Care ProfessionalsHomecare.co.uk rating 9.6/10

Why Home Instead?

Personalised, compassionate palliative care

We support those with terminal illnesses or who require intensive pain management, helping them to remain in their own homes where they feel most comfortable, surrounded by loved ones.

20 years of trusted experience

We exceed UK regulatory standards, rank highly on Homecare.co.uk, and our qualified Care Professionals are trained to the highest standard so you can have complete peace of mind.

A simple, seamless set-up

No jargon, no pressure, no long waits. We'll guide you through every step at your pace, with transparent pricing from day one.

Fully flexible, unhurried support

Whether it's a few hours of companionship or round-the-clock palliative care, we work to your schedule – not the other way around.

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Home care in Northumberland

Home care in Northumberland supports people to live independently and comfortably in the place they know best - home. Enter postcode of the person to find your nearest office and local care team.

  • North Lakes

    We provide award winning care in Carlisle, Penrith, Keswick, Wigton, Silloth and the surrounding areas

  • Tyne Valley

    We provide award winning care in Whickham , Blaydon on Tyne , Hexham , Prudhoe , Lemington and the surrounding areas

  • South East Northumberland

    We provide award winning care in Dudley , Blyth , Cramlington , Bedlington , Morpeth and the surrounding areas

  • North Tyneside

    We provide award winning care in Tynemouth, Wallsend, Whitley Bay, North Shields, Howdon and the surrounding areas

  • Scottish Borders

    We provide award winning care in Galashiels, Hawick, Peebles, Kelso, Selkirk, Jedburgh, Eyemouth, Innerleithen, Duns, Melrose and the surrounding areas

  • Carlisle
  • Penrith
  • Keswick
  • Wigton
  • Silloth
  • Aspatria
  • Brampton
  • Alston
  • Dearham
  • Seaton
  • Great Clifton
  • Flimby
  • Great Broughton
  • Braithwaite
  • Portinscale
  • Thornthwaite
  • Eaglesfield
  • Dovenby
  • Greysouthen
  • Embleton
  • Ireby
  • Uldale
  • Mealsgate
  • Fletchertown
  • Crosby
  • Crosby Villa
  • Dean
  • Branthwaite
  • Gilcrux
  • Hayton
  • Blindcrake
  • Tallentire
  • Camerton
  • Bridekirk
  • Baggrow
  • Blennerhasset
  • Langrigg
  • Little Clifton
  • Low Row
  • Mawbray
  • Mealrigg
  • North Side
  • Oughterside
  • Parsonby
  • Prospect
  • Redmain
  • Risehow
  • Salta
  • Siddick
  • Stainburn
  • Tarns
  • Thackthwaite
  • Threapland
  • Torpenhow
  • Ullock
  • Watchhill
  • Wath
  • Westnewton
  • Winscales
  • Wythop Mill
  • Beck Wythop
  • Dubwath
  • Powter How
  • Abbeytown
  • Aldoth
  • Allerby
  • Allonby
  • Boltongate
  • Brownrigg
  • Bullgill
  • Buttermere
  • Edderside
  • High Ireby
  • High Lorton
  • Highlaws
  • Isel
  • Kelsick
  • Low Lorton
  • Mockerkin
  • Pardshaw
  • Beckfoot
  • Hall Senna
  • How
  • Carleton
  • Harker Marsh
  • Nenthead
  • Garrigill.
  • Cumbria
  • Whickham
  • Blaydon on Tyne
  • Hexham
  • Prudhoe
  • Lemington
  • Westerhope
  • Throckley
  • Crawcrook
  • Swalwell
  • Corbridge
  • Stocksfield
  • Wylam
  • Blaydon Burn
  • Warden
  • West Wylam
  • Newburn
  • Walbottle
  • Ovingham
  • Acomb
  • Riding Mill
  • Horsley
  • Stamfordham
  • Healey
  • Humshaugh
  • Clara Vale
  • Wall
  • Halton
  • Dilston
  • Dunston
  • Juniper
  • Hedley on the Hill
  • Chollerford
  • Sandhoe
  • Callerton
  • West Mickley
  • Fenwick
  • Ryton
  • Ovington
  • Broomley
  • Colwell
  • Low Brunton
  • Bywell
  • Woodside
  • Walwick
  • Eachwick
  • High Mickley
  • Coalburns
  • Anick
  • Mickley
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Greenside
  • Heugh
  • Chollerton
  • Oakwood
  • Dalton
  • Harlow Hill
  • Aydon
  • Newton
  • Dunston Hill
  • Stella
  • Blucher
  • Heddon on the Wall
  • Dilston Newtown
  • Apperley Dene
  • Lowgate
  • Stargate
  • Crookhill
  • Broomhaugh
  • Beauclerec
  • Teppermoor
  • Thornbrough
  • Dukesfield
  • Stocksfield Hall
  • High Brunton
  • Hindley Hall
  • Dudley
  • Blyth
  • Cramlington
  • Bedlington
  • Morpeth
  • Prestwick
  • Ponteland
  • Wideopen
  • Stakeford
  • Cowpen
  • Bedlington Station
  • Darras Hall
  • Hirst
  • Pegswood
  • North Seaton
  • Seghill
  • Widdrington
  • Linton
  • Ellington
  • Lynemouth
  • South Newsham
  • Loansdean
  • New Delaval
  • Coalburn
  • Lancaster Park
  • East Hartford
  • Bebside
  • Choppington
  • Stobhill Manor
  • Stannington
  • Hepscott
  • Cambois
  • Nedderton
  • Milbourne
  • Longhirst
  • Ulgham
  • East Sleekburn
  • Cresswell
  • Whalton
  • Matfen
  • Medburn
  • Mitford
  • Stobswood
  • East Cramlington
  • Bomarsund
  • Ogle
  • Meldon
  • Hartford Bridge
  • Tranwell
  • North Blyth
  • Bolam
  • Belsay
  • High Callerton
  • Ingoe
  • Fenrother
  • Throphill
  • Shotton
  • Berwick Hill
  • Hebron
  • Tritlington
  • Bothal
  • Hepscott Park
  • Woodhorn
  • Molesden
  • Causey Park Bridge
  • Earsdon
  • Dinnington
  • Harnham
  • Clifton
  • Pigdon
  • Newsham
  • Waterloo
  • Brenkley
  • West Chevington
  • Crofton
  • Burradon
  • Ryal
  • Kirkhill
  • Ashington
  • High Stanners
  • Stobhill
  • Fordley
  • Seaton Burn
  • Brunswick Village
  • Glororum
  • Stannington Station
  • Hazlerigg Village
  • Longhirst Colliery
  • Widdrington Station
  • Red Row
  • Scotland Gate
  • St Mary's Park
  • West Sleekburn
  • Guide Post
  • Newbiggin by the Sea
  • Annitsford
  • Chevington Moor
  • Middle Farm
  • Druridge
  • Tranwell Woods
  • West Duddo
  • West End Farm Cottages
  • Middle Duddo
  • Collingwood Cottages
  • Shilvington
  • Ulgham Grange
  • Helm
  • Causey Park
  • East Forest
  • Earsdon Moor
  • Espley Hall
  • Low Espley
  • Shield Green
  • Low Highlaws
  • Fenrother Lane
  • Heron's Close
  • Twizell
  • Horton Grange Farm
  • Tynemouth
  • Wallsend
  • Whitley Bay
  • North Shields
  • Howdon
  • Monkseaton
  • Seaton Delaval
  • Shiremoor
  • Meadow Well
  • Backworth
  • Seaton Sluice
  • Cullercoats
  • New Hartley
  • Percy Main
  • Chirton
  • New York
  • Holywell
  • Holystone
  • Preston
  • Old Hartley
  • Wellfield
  • South Wellfield
  • Tynemouth
  • North Shields
  • Tyne and Wear
  • Galashiels
  • Hawick
  • Peebles
  • Kelso
  • Selkirk
  • Jedburgh
  • Eyemouth
  • Innerleithen
  • Duns
  • Melrose

Trusted, Personalised Home Care in Northumberland

It's often the familiar routines that provide the greatest comfort during palliative care, so we take the time to understand what those routines look like for your loved one while they navigate a life-limiting condition. This allows us to tailor our support around the moments, people and places that continue to bring reassurance during difficult days. Our Care Professionals can provide exactly the combination of care that works for your loved one, such as personal care, mobility support, home help, and specialist care, and every service follows Care Quality Commission regulations to create a sense of trust and reassurance. We also work closely with your loved one's clinical team to ensure their care is always coordinated, reliable, and delivered to the highest professional standard.

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Our Care Starts With Connection

Supporting someone through palliative care involves understanding the person behind the condition and symptoms, so we always match your loved one with a dedicated Care Professional who puts in the effort to learn about the little things; what matters to them, the way they like to communicate, routines that help them feel comfortable at home, and more. The more time they spend together, the more trust can grow steadily over time and help to form a genuine connection. Whether accompanying them to appointments at Cramlington Hospital, working alongside healthcare professionals or providing companionship when it's needed most, they can offer the consistency that helps every interaction feel reassuring. Our Care Professionals complete specialist palliative care training covering person-centred communication, recognising changing circumstances and providing emotional support, so alongside regular reviews with your family, we can ensure your loved one's care continues to adapt sensitively and effectively.

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Our Home Care Services

We're ready to help you make an informed, confident choice for your loved one, with bespoke and easily-adapted packages designed around their needs.

  • Hourly Home Care

    Hourly Home Care

    When your loved one begins to need more frequent support, our flexible home care solutions help them stay safe and independent at home. We don't take a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, we personalise your experience with responsive, attentive, and genuinely compassionate care, so you can feel reassured they are in capable hands.

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  • Respite Home Care

    Respite Home Care

    We understand how overwhelming it can be to leave your loved one if they live with a condition like dementia, arthritis, or diabetes. Our highly experienced Care Professionals are matched based on their specialist knowledge and expertise, so you can feel content knowing your loved one's health conditions are carefully monitored and managed.

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  • Overnight Home Care

    Overnight Home Care

    We are proud to be the benchmark for exceptional care, so all of our qualified Care Professionals receive training that goes above and beyond the industry standard. When it comes to complex health conditions, you can rest assured that your loved one's safety and wellbeing is always a top priority.

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  • Live-in Home Care

    Live-in Home Care

    Our live-in care provides round-the-clock support and offers a welcome alternative to residential care, empowering your loved one to remain independent in the environment they know. With person-centred care from someone they recognise, older individuals can benefit from familiarity, friendship, and a consistent care plan.

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Thanks again for the great care you all are giving Mum, from someone so reluctant to accept care now looks forward daily to her Care Professionals. BIG achievement!

Janet, Client's Family

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Home Instead provide first class care. My care professionals are patient, kind and very reliable. I am very happy with the service they provide

Paul, Client

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As I got older, I realised that this service had made me happy in my own home.

Elisie, Client

Our Northumberland Team is With You Through Every Step

Studies find that those with a life-limiting illness and their families both prefer to receive palliative care at home, so at Home Instead in Northumberland, we help protect the comforting routines of home by providing practical support that eases the everyday responsibilities of care. This thoughtful support helps families make the most of every precious moment together instead of worrying about practical tasks. We work with district nurses, GPs and local palliative specialists, and every visit from a Care Professional is supported by a dedicated office team responsible for coordinating care planning, organising schedules, reviewing the service regularly and adapting care whenever your loved one's needs evolve. With a dedicated Care Professional providing one-to-one support and an experienced office team coordinating everything behind the scenes, your family can feel reassured that your loved one's comfort and wellbeing always remain our priority.

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Award-winning service you can trust

  • Leaders in Care Award
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We deliver tailored home care to the Northumberland community to nurture wellbeing and independence.

We adapt our services to fit your life, delivering compassionate, consistent, and attentive care, enabling you to thrive in your home and community.

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We adapt our services to fit your life, delivering compassionate, consistent, and attentive care, enabling you to thrive in your home and community.

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